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@barry - I agree, its the most worrying bit. I did drill some aluminium Cinelli Crit bars once and it didn't end well. I have no way of calculating the loss of strength/likelihood of fracture. Its an educated guess... Not very attractive!
Then again, I have taken bigger risks before with bits of carbon, and its gone well.
@barry - I agree with the concept (and by the way, thanks for finding those drawings!), but there is a lot of customisation in this; the biggest issue is that the SPCycle stem is slightly tapered back to front, and is 41mm wide (so much larger than this cradle). I would 100% have to remake the cradle, as well as use different elbow pads and different extensions. But... its still probably the strongest concept. I wonder if I could make a cradle somehow...